JOB DESCRIPTION
Our client is seeking a Newly Qualified Associate to join the Structured Credit Group in its London office. This is a rare opportunity for an ambitious NQ to join a specialist team at the heart of one of the fastest-growing finance platforms in the City.
The team advises asset managers, private credit platforms, alternative lenders, private equity sponsors, investment banks and institutional investors on all forms of public and private structured lending. The successful candidate will work across CLOs, warehouse facilities and a broad range of private credit structured products, taking genuine responsibility on transactions from an early stage.
The role comes at an exciting moment for the firm, which has made a series of strategic partner hires in structured credit in both London and the US and is positioning itself as a market leader in CLOs and structured credit.
THE TEAM
The Structured Credit Group sits within the firm’s Global Finance practice and works in an integrated way with its market-leading Private Credit and Private Funds teams. In recent years, the firm has welcome 25+ Global Finance partners worldwide, strengthening its offering across leveraged finance, private credit, structured credit and fund finance.
KEY AREAS OF WORK
- European and US broadly syndicated, middle market and private credit CLO transactions, including new issues, refinancings and resets
- Warehouse facilities and risk retention financings
- Collateralised fund obligations (CFOs), CLO equity investments and NAV and GP financings
- Securitisation of private credit portfolios and other asset-backed financings
- Drafting and negotiating transaction documentation, including indentures, collateral management agreements and offering documents
- Running conditions precedent and closing processes, and coordinating with rating agencies, trustees and local counsel
- Contributing to business development and know-how initiatives within the team
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Commercially minded, organised and proactive, with an appetite to build a specialist practice in a growing team
Qualifying in 2026, or recently qualified, as a solicitor in England & Wales
Training at a top City or US firm
A seat in structured finance, securitisation or CLOs is strongly preferred; candidates with strong banking and finance seats and a genuine interest in structured credit will also be considered
Excellent academics
Strong drafting, attention to detail and clear communication skills
